18 March 2011

This is the dessert I made on St. Patrick's Day. I'm not usually a fan of frosted brownies (they remind me of school cafeterias), but the only irish cream brownie recipes I could find had frosting. I got this recipe from Food.com.

Irish Cream Brownies

Ingredients:

1 box brownie mix

¾ cup irish cream, divided

½ cup oil

2 eggs

½ cup butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°. Grease the bottom of a 9x13” baking dish.

In a large bowl, combine brownie mix, ½ cup irish cream, oil, and eggs. Beat 50 strokes with a spoon and spread in greased pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool completely.

In a small bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar and remaining ¼ cup irish cream. Add more irish cream if too thick. Spread over cooled brownies.

Makes 20 brownies.

They aren't very pretty, but they taste pretty darn good. I don't think I had ever actually had irish cream before. I've had irish cream flavored coffee creamer, but not the real thing. I didn't buy the Bailey's; it was too expensive. I found another brand (still imported from Ireland), for about half the price.

The original recipe called for a chocolate drizzle on top, but I didn't think it was necessary. They're pretty rich enough as it is!